AP United States History: Binders
Binder Assignments
50% of the AP United States History Exam you will take in May contains multiple choice questions. Also, in your DBQ and Standard Essays the more prior knowledge facts you can incorporate, the better your score.
Past AP students have said that reading and binder work helped prepare them for the AP Exam.
Remember you get what you put in...
Past AP students have said that reading and binder work helped prepare them for the AP Exam.
Remember you get what you put in...
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Binder Rubric
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Unit 1: 1461-1824
Chapters 1-9, pages 1 – 275.
NOTE: You can skim chapters 1 & 2; very few, if any, questions on the AP Exam will come from Ch. 1 & 2. |
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Unit 2: 1824-1849
Chapters 10 – 13, pages 277-395.
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Unit 3: 1850-1900
Chapters 14 – 19, pages 396-595.
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Unit 4: 1877-1917
Assignment:
Complete Identify/Significance for 20 words, do words that you do not know. Write out chapter summaries for Ch 20 & 21 Answer the discussion questions. |
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Unit 5: Imperialism & WWI (1900-1918)
This Binder will be due on the day of the Unit 5 Exam (11/22).
It is only on one chapter!! |
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Unit 6: 1920s (Social, Political, Economic)
Multiple choice questions are still a weak point for most of the class...for this reason, ALL IDs must be completely defined. Do not forget historical significance. Ask yourself, "how does this word impact the 1920s?"
Also, ALL discussion questions must be written out. |
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Unit 7: Great Depression & The New Deal
Same as last time. Complete all identifiers with their historical significances. The three discussion questions should be written out as if their were mini-essays.
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Unit 8: WWII (1939-1945)
Complete all identifiers with their historical significances. The discussion questions should be written out as if their were mini-essays.
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Unit 9: The Cold War & The 1950s (1945-1960)
Complete all identifiers with their historical significances. The discussion questions should be written out as if their were mini-essays.
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Unit 10: A Time of Upheaval: Liberalism, Civil Rights & Vietnam (1960-1980)
Complete all identifiers with their historical significances. The discussion questions should be written out as if their were mini-essays.
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